Isaac Addy stands on a bridge in the woods contemplating suicide. He screams and something screams back. It's not a normal scream. Isaac investigates and discovers a large egg, four times the size of an ostrich egg. Isaac knows he can't leave the egg in the cold, damp woods so takes it home. Once home he discovers that it's not really an egg.
Fairy tale? Science fiction? Family drama? This is a story that defies genre. A tale about grief and how life finds a way to stop us from simply giving up. Isaac is desolate, overcome with grief. Life simply stopped being worth living the moment he heard the news of his wife's death. Despite the help offered by family and friends Isaac just doesn't see the point in going on any more. That is until he discovers the egg and a strange friendship develops. It really is difficult to say more than that without including spoilers.
This story will have you swinging through a range of emotions. I laughed and I cried, and at one point in particular I gasped aloud. This is one of those stories that is going to stay with me for quite a while.
Isaac And The Egg by Bobby Palmer is available now in ebook and audio format. The hardback will be published on 18th August 2022. My thanks to NetGalley and Headline Audio for a review copy.
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